Jeremiah 50:23

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“How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!”

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BSBPD

“How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 50:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
  2. Isaiah 14:12How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
  3. Jeremiah 51:20“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
  4. Revelation 18:16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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